democratic transition over a long time horizon. We use historical time series of income, education and democracy levels from 1870 … little evidence of causality running the other way, from democracy to income or education …Over the last two centuries, many countries experienced regime transitions toward democracy. We document this …

We provide evidence that a history of democracy at the local level is associated with contemporary democracy at the … national level. Auxiliary estimates show that a tradition of local democracy is also associated with attitudes that favor … democracy, with better quality institutions, and higher level of economic development …

In this paper we revisit the relationship between democracy, redistribution and inequality. We first explain the … theoretical reasons why democracy is expected to increase redistribution and reduce inequality, and why this expectation may fail … to be realized when democracy is captured by the richer segments of the population; when it caters to the preferences of …

representative democracy. The basic association, however, is conditioned on the relative strength of the indigenous groups within a … Europe a positive impulse towards the development of representative democracy. It shows that contemporary regimes are shaped …

expansion of school attainment has not guaranteed improved economic conditions. This paper reviews the role of education in …

A growing body of work suggests that education offers a wide-range of benefits that extend beyond increases in labor … market productivity. Improvements in education can lower crime, improve health, and increase voting and democratic … participation. This chapter reviews recent developments on these 'non-production' benefits of education with an emphasis on …

-adjusted educational attainment among the working age population based on their health status during the time they did their education …

education on various health and health behaviors around the world, to generate hypotheses about why education is so often (but …In this review we synthesize what is known about the relationship between education and health. A large number of … studies from both rich and poor countries show that education is associated with better health. While previous work has …

In the United States, religious attendance rises sharply with education across individuals, but religious attendance … declines sharply with education across denominations. This puzzle is explained if education both increases the returns to … social connection and reduces the extent of religious belief. The positive effect of education on sociability explains the …